Car seat storage

thekatie · Feb 17, 2012

My 11 month old has moved into a convertible seat, and I'm ready to pack up the infant seat until I have another (no, hubby, not if, I mean when!). Where and how is the best place to store 1 KeyFit 30 with 2 bases? We don't have an attic but I'd guess the temperature & humidity fluctuations would mess with it anyway. Should I wrap it, find a box?

MUTigers · Feb 17, 2012

Bumping this up! I need to know too!

Keeanh · Feb 17, 2012

I don't think it really matters. I wouldn't worry about temperature fluctuations in an attic. Just pick somewhere that animals won't nest in them, there isn't excess humidity, and kids won't play with them. I have mine in the garage right now and cross my fingers a mouse doesn't find them

. If you put it in a box and seal up all the cracks with packing tape, a mouse isn't likely to get at it anyways. They generally only bother chewing boxes if they smell food inside.

Baylor · Feb 17, 2012

I store mine indoors in my kids closets. I want them away from bugs and extreme temps in either directions.

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thekatie · Feb 17, 2012

We stored some stuff like high chairs in my mom's attic after my first stopped using them. When my second was born, a lot of it was unusable. The plastic felt tacky to the touch, even after cleaning and I just didn't trust it. Granted, it was in the attic longer than this seat has until it expires, but it makes me leery of putting things in non air conditioned areas - we're in the Memphis area with ::::extreme:::: temperatures and awful humidity

NannyMom · Feb 17, 2012

Make sure you clean it really good first too (according to manufacturer instructions).

ks227 · Feb 18, 2012

To store our Keyfit and bases between kids, I washed the cover well and wiped off the shell with a damp cloth. I figure that in a couple of years when we pull it out again I'll be pretty darned pregnant, so I rethreaded the harness down to the bottom set of slots and put the infant insert and head support back on.

Then I just stashed it and the bases on the floor in one side of the (small) closet in DD's nursery. I put the handle down, docked it into one of the bases, and was able to fit the second base alongside it. It doesn't take up much room at all and I like that it's there rather than in our basement.

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